randwolf

Thousand-dollar car, it ain't worth much

April 27th, 2005

Current Mood:

amused

Current Music:

$1,000 Car - The Bottle Rockets

So I'm in Seattle, job-hunting. I've started downtown to my firstdestination, and I've just passed the Space Needle and--whoa, what'sthat smell? And why does the inside of my car suddenly smell likeantifreeze, which I'm convinced must be car piss? And why is mywindshield suddenly all steamed up?

Yes, the heater core--the radiator inside the car, which heats thedrivers and passengers--was leaking. Hot water flows through thething regardless of whether or not the heat is turned on and it takesfive hours to replace. Top of which the passenger-side door handbroke off when I was getting stuff out of the car, ready to haul it tothe service station. Well, the car is an '87, and I think it's abouttime to replace it. So I had the mechanic (TEC Shop of Seattle) bypass theheater. Better not drive to Alaska or Arizona this summer!

Lyrics (I need an "irritating popup" logo, like the PDF logo) and music.

Cars, they do these things to us. Can't live with/without them...sigh. Lots of sympathy from a lady who has replaced many parts of the cooling systems of various autos (mostly herself, if she could manage it) over many decades.